학부 법학교육의 발전을 위한 정책적 과제

• 영문명: Suggestions for the Improvement of Undergraduate-Level Legal Education
• 발행기관: 대한교육법학회
• 저자명: 정용상(Yong Sang Chung)
• 간행물 정보: 『1. 교육법학연구』제23권 제2호, 213~237쪽, 전체 25쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2011.12.30

국문 초록

학부법학교육의 발전을 위한 과제는, 첫째 학부법학전공과정의 존재근거는 법상 보장되어 있으므로, 시대조류에 맞는 교과과정의 편성을 통하여 사회적 수요에 맞는 인재를 양성해 내야 한다. 둘째, 폐쇄적 로스쿨의 틀을 깨고, 학부 법과대학과 로스쿨간의 소통이 자유로워야 한다. 셋째 로스쿨에서 법학전공자를 가능한 많이 선발해야 한다. 넷째, 위헌적 요소를 지닌 변호사시험법을 개정하여 비로스쿨출신들도 법조인이 될 수 있는 기회를 보장하기 위하여, 변호사예비시험제도를 둬야 한다. 다섯째, 법학인접학문영역과의 통섭, 융·복합적 연계를 고려한 교과과정의 개편이 필요하다. 여섯째, 순수법학연구와 학문후속세대양성을 위한 기초법교육, 예방법학전문가로서의 인재양성을 위한 교과운영, 글로벌 리더를 양성하기 위한 교과과정개설 등이 필요하다. 일곱째, 이원적 법학교육체제에 걸맞는 입법적·정책적·제도적 보완을 시급히 해야 한다.

영문 초록

Since the law school system has been introduced, the focus of the legal education in Korea has been drifting toward law schools. The universities that teach law only at undergraduate-level have been excluded from legal education. To succeed in the law school system, to provide people-oriented legal services, to fulfill their functions of fostering future generation of scholars and in particular for Korea to become a nation that exports its laws, education policy for improvement of undergraduate-level legal education should be prepared. Under the assumption that education system of consilience for coexistence of both the law school system and undergraduate-level legal education should be necessary, this paper attempts to suggest a few options in an effort to promote the advancement of undergraduate-level legal education. Under a dualistic legal education system of law schools and universities with undergraduate-level legal education, cooperation between the two systems is essential in order to achieve overall success for the legal education in Korea.. The following suggestions for the advancement of undergraduate-level legal education should be undertaken immediately. First, because the current course of undergraduate-level legal education comprises a significant portion of the Korean legal education and the basis for its existence is ensured by law, the talented people that the society demands should be fostered through change of curriculums that befit the trend of the times. Second, the exclusiveness of law schools ought to be abandoned in order to facilitate communication between law schools and universities with undergraduate-level legal education and the rebirth of law schools based on principles of autonomy and competition must occur. Third, under an abnormal law school system that is not a complete law school system like that of the U.S., until the law school system is properly established, as an interim measure, entrance of students who majored in law into law schools should be expanded. Fourth, a preliminary bar examination system needs to be implemented to give an opportunity for becoming a lawyer to students who did not graduate from law schools. Therefore, the Bar Examination Act should be amended because the current bar examination system has unconstitutional elements. Fifth, reform of undergraduate law curriculums that take into consideration the consilience and connection with other academic disciplines related to laws is needed. Sixth, reform of undergraduate law curriculums should be necessary to perform pure legal research, to educate basic laws for future generations of legal education, and to foster both professionals of preventive law and global leaders. Seventh, the current legal education system should be quickly improved under a dualistic legal education system.

키워드

법과대학 로스쿨 변호사시험법 예비시험제도 학부법학전공 학문후속세대양성 이원적 법학교육시스템 Law school Legal education in undergraduate Level bar exam Law school act preliminary exam